Unaffiliated Dressage Series inc. Sunshine Tour Qualifiers (Going Ahead)


Show Date
Sun, Jul 20, 2025
Closing Date
Thu, Jul 17, 2025
Enter Online
Starting Times:

Entries shut at MIDDAY onThursday 17th July.

Times available via the events tab of the Bury Farm website, www.buryfarmequestrianvillage.co.uk after 6pm on Friday 18th July.

Any score over 60% qualifies for you for the Bury Farm Unaffiliated Dressage Championship on Saturday 30th August 2025.

This show is also a Sunshine Tour Qualifier - The 1st - 3rd overall in the Intro - Elementary qualify for the Sunshine Tour Championship. For more information please visit the Sunshine Tour website - https://www.sunshinetour.co.uk/


Class 1
Introductory - Test 2 (2024)    
Entry Fee:
£19.00
Member Fee:
£16.00
Class 2
Introductory - Test 3 (2024)    
Entry Fee:
£19.00
Member Fee:
£16.00
Class 3
Preliminary - Test 2 (2024)    
Entry Fee:
£19.00
Member Fee:
£16.00
Class 4
Preliminary - Test 3 (2024)    
Entry Fee:
£19.00
Member Fee:
£16.00
Class 5
Preliminary - Test 4 (2024)    
Entry Fee:
£19.00
Member Fee:
£16.00
Class 6
Novice - Test 1 (2024)    
Entry Fee:
£19.00
Member Fee:
£16.00
Class 7
Novice - Test 2 (2024)    
Entry Fee:
£19.00
Member Fee:
£16.00
Class 8
Novice - Test 4 (2024)    
Entry Fee:
£19.00
Member Fee:
£16.00
Class 9
Elementary - Test 1 (2024)    
Entry Fee:
£19.00
Member Fee:
£16.00
Class 10
Elementary - Test 2 (2024)    
Entry Fee:
£19.00
Member Fee:
£16.00
Class 11
Pick A Test - PYO Short Arena    
Entry Fee:
£19.00
Member Fee:
£16.00
Info:
any short arena (40x20m) BD/BE/PC test. Please state your test on your entry thank you
Class 12
Pick A Test - PYO Long Arena    
Entry Fee:
£19.00
Member Fee:
£16.00
Info:
any current BD/BE/PC long arena (60x20m) test. Please state your test on your entry thank you
Class 13
Freestyle - PYO Freestyle    
Entry Fee:
£19.00
Member Fee:
£16.00
Info:
Please state your test on your entry thank you. Music for freestyle classes should ideally be presented to the Bury Farm show team in both a CD and USB stick format to provide the maximum opportunity to play the music successfully from our sound system. Please place music clearly labelled with horse and rider name into the MUSIC IN basket located on the show secretaries' desk.

Show Secretary: Bury Farm Secretary
Bury Farm Equestrian Club, Slapton, Mill Lane, Nr Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 9BT
Tel: 01525 222114, Mobile: 07568395548, Email: enquiries@buryfarmestates.co.uk, Website: www.buryfarmestates.co.uk


Location
Bury Farm Equestrian Centre, Slapton, Mill Lane, Nr Leighton Buzzard, Bucks LU79BT

Show Information

Entries to unaffiliated shows usually close at MIDDAY on the Thursday prior to a Saturday show. Times relased after 6pm on the Friday prior to the Sunay show.

This is an Unaffiliated Dressage show. Classes are open to all.

NEW TESTS FOR 2025 - BD TESTS WERE CHANGED IN JULY 2024, WITH A REQUIREMENT FOR ALL VENUES TO USE THE NEW TESTS BY 1ST JANUARY 2025

GOOD LUCK!!

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For shows where unaffiliated dressage classes run on the same day as BD Quest classes, BD class times will take precedence and so competitors will ride BD Quest tests before unaffiliated tests if they enter two tests at the same level.

Please click on the text links to display further information.
All tests are current BD tests.
Two bridle or saddle pad numbers required as per BD rules
Please declare on day of competition at BFEC to the steward for test locations.
All unaffiliated shows are run within the spirit of BD rules

OPEN AND RESTRICTED SECTIONS - DEFINITIONS: 

INTRO CLASSES
Restricted section - this section is for non-BD, BS & BE members (excluding BD associate/club members) who have not been placed 1st or 2nd in a prelim class at Bury Farm (horse and rider combination.) Can be ridden in any preferred tack. BD/BE/BS members may enter the classes in the Open section 

Open section - Open to competitors who are affiliated to BD/BS/BE organisations, and who regularly ride at prelim level.

PRELIM & NOVICE CLASSES
Restricted Prelim - Restricted to non-BD/BE/BS riders (excluding BD associate/club members) who have not won 3 tests at prelim or above at Bury Farm (horse and rider combination.) Horse must not currently be registered with BD, BS or BE 
Restricted Novice - Restricted to non-BD/BE/BS riders (excluding BD associate/club members) who have not won 3 tests at novice or above at Bury Farm (horse and rider combination.) Horse must not currently be registered with BD, BS or BE  
Open Prelim and Novice - Open to all horses and riders who wish to compete at the Centre regardless of membership or association to equine organisations, or of horse and rider points achieved in any ridden discipline
***Horse and Rider Combinations that have previously won a BFEC Unaffiliated Dressage Championship class can still compete at the same level but they must compete in the Open section***

Elementary, PYO and Freestyle to Music classes: Open to all 

PYO and Freestyle to Music classes: please state test when entering the class. New BD tests may be ridden in PYO classes

Music for freestyle classes should ideally be presented to the Bury Farm show team in both a CD and USB stick format to provide the maximum opportunity to play the music successfully from our sound system. Please place music clearly labelled with horse and rider name into the MUSIC IN basket located on the show secretaries' desk.

Payment Details & Event Fees

Entries in advance. No entry forms will be accepted without payment. To enter:
You can enter using a Secure Online Entry System
Payment is secure and it goes directly Bury Farm Equestrian Centre.
You will receive an email confirmation of your class entry and payment.

 

Stabling Information: Yes

 Please contact dressage@buryfarmestates.co.uk if you need to book stabling for the show.

Prize Information

 ******PRIZES FOR UNAFFILIATED DRESSAGE ******

N.B. VOUCHERS WILL NOT BE PRESENTED TO PRIZE WINNERS AT THE SHOW. THESE WILL BE EMAILED TO COMPETITORS AFTER THE EVENT.

£15 Bury Farm voucher for 1st place which can be redeemed against entries or in the cafe.

£10 Bury Farm voucher for 2nd place which can be redeemed against entries or in the cafe.

£5 voucher for 3rd place which can be redeemed against entries or in the cafe.

 Vouchers are awarded for OVERALL placings within a class and are offered within the spirit of BD rules regarding prizes:

5-8 entries - 1st prize awarded

9-12 entries - 1st and 2nd prize awarded

13 entries or more - 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize awarded.

Vouchers must be used by the recipient. If used towards a show entry it can only be used against entries to a Bury Farm show (excluding championship shows). The voucher must be USED within the three month date, i.e. the event against which the voucher is redeemed must fall on or before the expiry date.

Special Classes

New BD tests were launched on 1st July 2024.

Classes 1-10 are Sunshine Tour Qualifiers.

Finish 1st-3rd in the class to qualifiy for the Sunshine Tour.

 

 

Refreshments:

 Paddocks cafe open throughout the show serving hot and cold food, snacks and drinks.

Withdrawals/Refunds

Please email withdrawals to dressage@buryfarmestates.co.uk or text 07568 395548 on the day of the show. 
Refunds and transfers to future shows will not be issued after times have been published. A transfer of entries may be considered if the competitor emails dressage@buryfarmestates.co.uk prior to the show times being published. Bury Farm will issue refunds for entries in line with British Dressage rules. Bury Farm reserves the right to charge an administration fee for any refund or transfer of entries.

Terms & Conditions

 Please ensure you have read all of the information regarding guidelines for staying safe and well during your visit to Bury Farm EC 


The Bury Farm team looks forward to welcoming competitors the centre. As the health and safety of all visitors is paramount please ensure that you have read the below information as you will be asked to comply with these guidelines during the course of your visit. Bury Farm reserves the right to ask competitors to leave the centre if any of the below guidelines are breached. 

Entries and Times
Entries for Bury Farm shows must be made online via the event link on the Events Tab of the Bury Farm website, www.buryfarmequestrianvillage.co.uk. . Entries will not be accepted after the closing date unless space allows. 

Competitors will be required to provide the following information with their entry: 
Name of Horse 
Name of Rider 
Classes entered 
Horsebox Registration number 
Horsebox size in tonnes 
Payment details - all entries must be paid for online in advance of the show 
Competitors will also be asked to agree that they comply with the guidelines which have been set up at the centre for the health and wellbeing of all centre visitors. 

Once submitted entries may be changed prior to the times being published by contacting dressage@buryfarmestates.co.uk with the entry changes. 

Times will be posted on the event link two days prior to the competition. 

Once the times have been published entries may still be amended but only if a horse and/or rider can be substituted into the class and time on the published schedule.
ENTRIES CANNOT BE CHANGED AT THE VENUE ON THE DAY OF COMPETITION. 

Bury Farm will issue refunds for entries in line with British Dressage rules. Refunds will be offered prior to close of competition entries. A transfer of entries may be considered if the competitor emails dressage@buryfarmestates.co.uk prior to the show times being published. Bury Farm reserves the right to charge an administration fee for any refund or transfer of entries. 

In line with biosecurity measures please have your passports available for inspection upon arrival at the centre. Horses must have up-to-date vaccinations and the organisers reserve the right to turn horses away from the competition if proof of vaccination records cannot be presented upon arrival.

 
On the day of the competition
A recommended maximum of 10 competitors will be allowed in our outdoor warm up arenas, and 4 in each of the indoor warm up arenas. No member of the public may attend the warm up spaces on foot. A collecting ring steward will call each competitor to the Dressage arenas at their allotted time. The competitor must enter the arena via the designated entrance as directed by the collecting ring steward. 

Scores will be added up at the venue after a class has concluded. Results will be published online via the Bury Farm website show link. Competitors will be able to collect sheets from the venue on the day of the competiton. Sheets will be laid out in the show reception area for collection once the class has finished. Please allow the show secretary time to lay sheets out and please avoid gathering around the show secretary when collecting sheets and rosettes. Results will be updated online throughout the show and judges will verify these results after each class has concluded. Sheets and rosettes can be posted out to competitors after the show has concluded upon reciept to the centre of an SAE.

The show organiser will be Anne Dingley. The show mobile will be available for competitors to contact on the day of competition - 07568 395548.

Each individual is personally responsible for their own health and safety.

Toilets will be available for use in the International show centre.

The Paddocks cafe team will provide a service on the day of competition.

Competitors may not access the livery facilities during their visit to the centre.

Our agreed onsite partner SBM Photographic will provide a photographic service at selected Bury Farm shows, complying with GDPR guidelines. Some large Bury Farm events are live streamed by H&C TV and by Clip My Horse TV  under the guidance of equine media services policies.

BIOSECURITY MEASURES

All horses must be travelled with passports which can demonstrate that all vaccinations are up to date (Bury Farm operates a 12-month vaccination policy)

Horses must also show no clinical signs of the following when attending the centre:

  1. recent cough of unknown cause
  2. recent nasal discharge of unknown cause
  3. enlarged lymph nodes
  4. fever (>38.5 degrees)
  5. recent onset of neurological signs of unknown cause
  6. diarrhoea

Horses must also 

  1. not be under current investigation for EHV infection
  2. have not been in contact with and is not kept on the same premises as a horse known to have or be under investigation for EHV
  3. have not travelled out of the country for the past 28 days.

 

 Horses should NOT be brought to the centre if they are not in good health on the date of travel.

 

1. The decision of the judges & stewards in all cases is final. They reserve the right to alter, amend or cancel any part of the competition or to refuse any entry without stating a reason.
2. The organiser of this event has taken reasonable precautions to ensure the health, safety and welfare of everyone present. For these measures to be effective, everyone must take all reasonable precautions to avoid and prevent accidents occurring, and must obey instructions of the organisers, officials and stewards.
3. The organisers will not be held responsible and accept no liability for any accident, loss, damage, injury or illness to horses, owners, rider, spectators, vehicles or their contents and accessories, breach of contract or in any other way whatsoever. It is a condition of entry that each entrant shall agree to indemnify against any legal action arising from such incident.
4. All competitors must be suitably dressed in correct riding attire to current British Safety Standards. Riding / Jodhpur boots must be worn for all classes. 
5. Horses & ponies tied to lorry or trailers must not be left unattended.
6. Please ensure the area around your horsebox / trailer is clean and tidy. Droppings collected and not swept onto or left on BFEC. Please take litter home or use the bins provided.
7. Children must be supervised at all times
8. Whilst outside arenas, horses and ponies should be moved at a walk only.
9. No dogs allowed, other than in Lorry Park Only and MUST be on a lead at all times

10. Drivers are urged to take extra care when driving around the Show Centre and in the surrounding villages. Please be mindful of horses, pedestrians & other vehicles.

By entering any equestrian class or competition run or held at Bury Farm EC you acknowledge that you are taking part in a risk sport and are a competent rider at the level to which you are competing.
Please refer to our Show Rules & Conditions of Entry.
This may be downloaded from our website or found at Reception.

Email, phone and address details may be used by Bury Farm to communicate forthcoming events at the Centre. These details will not be passed on to any third parties. Please inform the dressage secretary, dressage@buryfarmestates.co.uk if you do not wish to receive communication from the Centre

Withdrawals need to be made in writing and emailed to dressage@buryfarmestates.co.uk or text 07568 395548

 

Email Secretary - enquiries@buryfarmestates.co.uk
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